Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-19
Washington Notes


WAsHINGT0E, January 18th. = Senator
Williams and Representative FELTON, at
tended meeting OF the Convention of the
American Shipping and Industrial League
to day as representatives OF the San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce.
These changes we're made to-day in star
route schedules: Yreka to Etna Mills
From May 1st TO October 3lst, leave Yreka
daily. except Sundays at IL P NJ, and ar
rive AT Etna Mills by Z P. NJ. Leave Etna
Mills daily, except Sunday, at 6 A. NJ, and
arrive at Yreka at y NJ. From November
1st to April 30th, leave Yreka daily, except
Sundays, at 1870 p. NJ and arrive at EtDa
Mills by $50 P. NJ Leave Etna Mills daily
except Sundays, at 6 A. NJ and arrive at
Yreka by l P, NJ
4 committee from the New York Cham
ber of Commerce and other representatives
of commercial bodies will be held by the
Sab Committee of the House Appropria-
tons Committee tomorrow, III the subject
of coast deienscs.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
to-day agreed to report favorably the Sem
ate bill to prohibit the importation of
opium into'the United States by Chinese.
or into China by citizens of the United
States.
Lieutensnt-Generai Sheridan has issued
an order announcing to the army the death
of General Hazen, describing his distin-
guished services, and requesting the officers
of his corps to wear the usual badge of
mourning for sixty days.
n Congressman Evidently Touched on a
Sore Spot.
WAsHIxGToS January 1S,h.-There was
lively time in the House This morning
while the resolutions providing for an in
vestigation of the Union Pacific Railroad
accounts was under discussion. Hayden
| of Massachusetts charged that the resolu-
tons were inspired by men interested in
the defeat of the Pacific railroad funding
bill, and he charged Henley of California
with co cooperating with New York stock
jobhers. who had raded the Pacific rail
roads for the same purpose, of depressing
their securities to make pecuniary gains.
Henley warmly denied the charges, and
said that he was deprived of making ade-
quate reply. because should he use Ian
guage fitted to the occasion it would be
deemed nnparliamentary under the rules
OF the House.
Getting Even on Canada.
WASHINGTON, January IStb.-Belmont,
of New York, introduced in the House
yesterday bill to protect American vessels
against understandable and unlawful dis
elimination in the ports of British North
America. The bill authorizes the President
10 prohibit vessels bearing tue British flag
and coming from such ports from entering
the ports OF the United States, or from ex-
ercising such privileges therein as he may
define. 1t also authorizes the President to
forbid entrance by land from the provinces
of British North America of all merchan-
disc also of all cars locomotives or roll
ing-stock of any railway company char
tered under the laws of said provinces.
Judge Ross to be Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, January ISth.-The Senate
Judiciary Committee, ut its meeting yes
teyday, agreed 10 report favorabiy the nom
ination of Judge r. NJ. Ross, to be United
States Judge for the Southern District of
California. The reports OF decided oppo-
sition 10 Ross confirmation were entirely
without foundation.
An Assassin Meets His Fate
GALVESTON, January lsth.-A San An
tonic special says that Bad Crenshaw,
| one of the assassins of Captain c. B. Nc
Kinney. Sheriff Of La Sale county, was
killed this morning near the town of Two
] hig, by Captain Schni;ts company of State
| Rangers. Ever since the killing Of Sheriff
Mckinney By Crenshaw and Mccoy. the
Rangers have been searching for the
| murderers. Tearing that Crenshaw was